Visual & Performing Arts at San Diego State University

Every visual & performing arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the visual & performing arts program at San Diego State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

SDSU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
• Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

SDSU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at SDSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Visual & Performing Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at SDSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at San Diego State University.

SDSU Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual & performing arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	55
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	118
White	122
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

SDSU Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from SDSU, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a master's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Diego State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	230
Music	71
Drama & Theater Arts	64
Dance	6
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	2

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual & performing arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Graphic Designers	29,320	$61,100
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.